Neptune would go on to fly eleven of the planes through their 24-year run with the company. Most commonly known as the Lockheed P-2 Neptune, the first aircraft flew in 1947 for the U.S. Navy.

The Lockheed P-3 Orion is an antisubmarine-warfare (ASW)/maritime-patrol aircraft produced through 1997 and operated by 17 nations. Lockheed won a U.S. Navy ASW competition in 1958 and began ...

The Lockheed P-2 Neptune, a twin-engine Navy plane that flew anti-submarine patrols from Brunswick during the 1960s, now occupies a patch of grass along Admiral Fitch Avenue and behind a ...

Military Aviation History. Lockheed Neptune in Australian Service. Posted: June 27, 2025 | Last updated: June 27, 2025. During the 1950s and 60s the Lockheed Neptunes were employed by RAAF 10 and ...

Launch of a torpedo from high altitude using a wing kit has been demonstrated by the US Navy as it develops requirements for the capability, which is expected ...

Since 1960, VP-30 has trained pilots, naval flight officers and enlisted operators aboard various aircraft, including the P-5 Marlin, SP-2 Neptune, P-3C Orion, MQ-4 Triton and the P-8A Poseidon.

Lockheed Martin Corporation is being awarded a $32,289,173 contract for engineering services in support of the P-3 Fatigue Life Management Program for the U.S. Navy; other government agencies, ...

When it first flew in 1945, the Lockheed P2V Neptune was designed for long-range, maritime patrol, and anti-submarine warfare. Manufactured from 1946 to 1961, ...

In July, NASA flew two Lockheed P-3 Orion planes over northeast Maryland in order to conduct a series of tests on the air quality in the region. They flew both high and low -- sometimes as low as ...

The Lockheed P-3 Orion is an anti-submarine warfare/maritime-patrol aircraft produced through 1997. Lockheed won a U.S. Navy ASW competition in 1958 and began deliveries of the P-3A in 1962; the ...